Our young Cityzens, on home ground once again, will clash with ‘The Town’ this weekend for our next Thames Valley Premier League fixture. We enter the tie off the back of a 3-0 defeat to Henley Town, whilst Maidenhead Town arrive to this fixture following a win of the same scoreline, albeit over Burghfield – a team which we have also recently faced.
ABOUT THE OPPOSITION – With reference to FCHD.info
Maidenhead Town have been in action since 2004, with three teams who all feature in the Thames Valley Premier League, albeit in different tiers. The first team play in the Premier Division alongside our Under 23’s, whilst their Reserves and ‘A’ team compete in Division One and Division Three respectively.
The 2016/17 season saw Maidenhead Town first join the Thames Valley Premier League, entering from the East Berks League. Joining Division One, the side spent three seasons in this tier, before being named runners-up to the title following twelve wins in twenty. Subsequently, they were granted three points and promoted to the top division in 2019.
Following three Top 8 finishes since promotion, Maidenhead’s First Team will continue to feature in the top division of Step 7 this season.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Towards the start of the season, our first away fixture of the competition took place at Bisham Abbey, away from home, against Maidenhead, which subsequently ended in a 6-0 victory for the hosts.
Our record against ‘The Town’ is somewhat mixed, with our Cityzens coming away with two victories and three defeats in our last five meetings.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS:
6-0 Away Loss – 14/09/24
6-0 Away Win – 24/02/24
2-0 Home Loss – 23/09/23
7-1 Away Loss – 07/01/23
2-1 Home Win – 20/08/22
ADDRESS: The Atrium Health Club, Scours Ln, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AY
KEY INFORMATION: There are no admission fees for this match – 2pm Kick-Off
GETTING HERE
By Car: Take the A4074 towards Reading.
Turn right onto Bridge Street/A4155 and continue to follow the A4155.
At Caversham Bridge Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Richfield Avenue and continue straight on.
Go through the roundabout with Kwik-Fit on your left-hand side and continue straight on to Cow Lane. When you get to the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Portman Road, before continuing to Wigmore Lane. There will be a Shell Petrol Station on your left hand-side.
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Oxford Rd/A329 before turning right on to Scours Lane. Reading City Football Club will be signposted.
Once you’ve turned on to Scours Lane, continue straight on under the railway bridge and then take a right and keep going until you pass the Rivermoor. The Atrium will be signposted ahead, and the pitch will be across the road from the car park on your right.
Parking: Parking is available on site here at The Atrium at no extra cost on a first come first served basis. In the event that the club car park is full, then additional car parking is available at the Reading Retail Park, where you are permitted a maximum stay of 3 hours. There may also be additional space at the Rivermoor.
Postcode for Additional Parking: RG30 1PR
Leave the Atrium and drive back up Scours Lane until you reach the junction with the A329, then turn left. Continue straight on at the roundabout before turning right to enter Reading Retail Park.
It’s roughly a 5-10 minute walk back to the Atrium.
Nearest Railway Station: The nearest railway stations to The Atrium are Reading West & Tilehurst, both of which are served by regular services operated by Great Western Railway from the much larger Reading Station and are within walking distance from the Atrium.
Reading West is also served by services from destinations including Basingstoke & Newbury whilst Tilehurst is also served by services from destinations including Didcot & Oxford.
Bus: The nearest bus stop to the ground is Norcot Junction and is served by the 16 and 17 Reading Bus service which travel between Central Reading and Tilehurst every 10 minutes. More details on the bus route/s here.
